Lucy's favourite design/art objects in her home - it was hard to only choose 2! - but the first item is an artwork I (=Lucy)
purchased just this year. It is the first (and only!) artwork I have
ever bought, and is a book sculpture by Australian artist Nicholas Jones. I discovered this piece when I went to interview Nicholas for my blog
- I visited his incredible studio in Melbourne and I was so inspired by
the space and the work, I got quite carried away taking a lot of photos
and asking lots and lots of questions... it was very overwhelming! I
felt so lucky to be invited to see Nicholas'
studio and to chat to him about his work in person. Nearing the end of
the interview he showed me this piece - it was in a box set aside for
an exhibition in Sydney. I immediately fell in love with it, but I
didn't feel I could ask to buy it, as it was set aside for his
exhibition! I got home and couldn't stop thinking about it - so I
phoned Nicholas the next day and asked if I could buy it after it was
exhibited. Lucky for me he said I could have it and he would create a
different item for his exhibition. :)
The second item I (=Lucy) am including is a beautiful rocking chair made by my
very talented partner Gordon Johnson. Gordon is a furniture
designer/maker, and he created this piece about 5 years ago as a
prototype for a furniture competition in Japan. It was such a
labour-intensive piece he has never made any more of them... which is a
little sad but at least it means we have the only one! The chair is
made using a 'skeleton' of of plywood ribs, skinned with a blackwood
veneer. Unfortunately our home is a little too small for this piece so
at the moment is stands in the corner and rarely used :( One day when
we have a larger home I hope to give it the prime position it deserves!

Hi and welcome to Bloesem! My name is Irene Hoofs and I started this journal in 2006 wanting to share my passion for design, art and craft with you. New to Bloesem? Here are my 10 favorite posts to get you started. Or would you like to see the necklaces I make?